The Effects of Parenting on the Development of Adolescent Alcohol Misuse: A Six-Wave Latent Growth Model

Alcohol use increases throughout adolescence. Based on family socialization theory, it was hypothesized that family factors, particularly parental support and monitoring, would influence individual trajectories in the development of alcohol misuse. Six waves of data were analyzed, based on interview...

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Published in:Journal of marriage and family 2000-02, Vol.62 (1), p.175-186
Main Authors: Barnes, Grace M., Reifman, Alan S., Farrell, Michael P., Dintcheff, Barbara A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescence
Adolescents
Alcohol
Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol drinking
Alcohol Education
Alcohol use
Alcoholic beverages
Alcohols
Child development
Child Rearing
Childrearing Practices
Drinking
Family
Family Influence
Growth models
latent growth model
Longitudinal studies
longitudinal study
Mothers
Parent Child Relationship
Parenthood
Parenting
Parenting Skills
Parents
Parents & parenting
Predictor Variables
Secondary School Students
Socialization
Sociology
Sociology of the family. Age groups
Students
Substance abuse
Teenagers
United States (Northeast)
Young adults
Youth problems
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Summary:Alcohol use increases throughout adolescence. Based on family socialization theory, it was hypothesized that family factors, particularly parental support and monitoring, would influence individual trajectories in the development of alcohol misuse. Six waves of data were analyzed, based on interviews with 506 adolescents in the general population of a northeastern metropolitan area. Using growth-curve longitudinal analysis, results show that parenting significantly predicts adolescents' initial drinking levels (intercepts) as well as their rates of increase in alcohol misuse (slope). This study provides evidence that effective parenting is an important factor in preventing alcohol misuse.
ISSN:0022-2445
1741-3737
DOI:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2000.00175.x